Hamrick P E, Knapp S J, Parker M G, Watson J E
Health Phys. 1986 Oct;51(4):469-78. doi: 10.1097/00004032-198610000-00006.
Low-level radioactive waste containing liquid scintillation fluid and known amounts of 14C and 3H has been incinerated in a modified pathological incinerator with the incinerator effluent, refractory surface and ash being monitored. The study relates the activity monitored to that incinerated and discusses how this relation was affected by a modification of the incinerator and monitoring conditions. No significant activity was found to be associated with the ash, particulates or the refractory surface. These data suggest that most of the activity is released as tritiated water vapor and 14C-labeled carbon dioxide. However, incomplete oxidation may occur for short periods of time depending on the amount of liquid scintillation fluid incinerated, with the possible release of 14C-labeled carbon monoxide.
含有液体闪烁液以及已知量的碳-14和氚的低水平放射性废物已在一台经过改装的病理焚烧炉中进行焚烧，并对焚烧炉废气、耐火表面和灰烬进行了监测。该研究将监测到的活度与焚烧的活度相关联，并讨论了焚烧炉和监测条件的改变如何影响这种关系。未发现灰烬、颗粒物或耐火表面有显著的活度。这些数据表明，大部分活度以氚化水蒸气和碳-14标记的二氧化碳形式释放。然而，根据焚烧的液体闪烁液的量，短时间内可能会发生不完全氧化，有可能释放出碳-14标记的一氧化碳。
